The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-07-21

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Judge w. A. Hudson's family is at
the Bockbridge Alum for the summer.
Mr.. ST. Clair Koiner died near Koiner S
Store on Sunday last, and was buried on
Monday.
Mary Burns, infant daughter of G. A,
b. NJ. Grafton, of this city, died on the
18th, aged II months.
Col. Thos. A. Gordon, U. S. Commits
sioner, left last week TO spend few weeks
with his son in Campbell county.
a delightful shower visited this sec ton
Tuesday afternoon, refreshing parclIed
vegetation and cooling the atmosphere.
Mrs. Jane A. Wayland, wife of e. A.
Wayland, of Waynesboro, died on the l4th,
aged II years. She was a most estimable
lady.
Emil Sawerwalt, a German. working at
the Crimora mines, was killed on Satur-
day last, by the caving in of the earth
in the mine.
Through the hands Of Mr.. S. d. Timber
lake. Mr.. Chas. Is. Rouse, the New Y ork
merchant, has contributed $50 90 to the
monument fund.
Mrs. Jas. L. Frazier of Louisville, Ky.
was on visit last week to Mrs. VIM.
Frazier and family, and returned to her
home with Gen. Echols.
Mr. and Mrs. IL. e. Bowling, of Wash
ington, are in the City and will remain for
some time. Mrs. DIS. mother, Mrs. Fitz-
gerald. will be with them in short while.
Mr.. Ro. Knightly, through his attorney,
John N. Opie, Esq, has instituted suit
against the city for damage to his proper
ty. caused by the diversion Of the stream
at the water works. The damages are
laid at So, 500.
Mrs. G. G. Gooch, with her children,
will spend the summer months, at Gov
ington, her old home. She left Staun-
ton last week. Mr.. Gooch will be engaged
on his railroad interests il Kentucky and
southwest Virginia.
Mr.. A. w. Sterling, the well.known mat
trass maker of this city, died on the night
of the 10th, aged IS years. The funeral
took place from the First Presby terrain
Church on Monday, DIR. Mcfarland con.
| Quoting the services.
| Mr.. Thos. A. Bledsoe, cashier of the
National Valley Bank, accompanied Gen.
Echols last Friday, to Kentucky in his
private car, to take a weeks vacation in
the Blue Grass region. visiting Messrs
| Chas. E. Hoge, II. p. Mason and Other
Augusta people now residing in Ken
lucky.
In Washington last Monday, mar
rage licenses were issued to Julius llaag, OF
jackson City, Va, and Miss Maggie Riley
of Staunton, Va. and to Frank Feuchten-
| berger and Miss Maria M. Burress, of
| Staunton Mr.. f. is the baker at the W l..
| Asylum.
Mrs. Julia Arbuckle residing several
miles from Lewisburg. was stricken down
by partial paralysis about five weeks ago.
At last accounts she was almost helpless
and her speech very much impaired. She
was sister Of the late Mrs John Wayt, OF
this place.
During the thunder storm Of TUESDAY
the cupoIa on the Female Building at the
Western Lunatic Asylum was struck by
lightning But little damage was DONE
The shock was felt more i'll the adjoining
building than it was in that Immediately
affected. Lightning also struck a stable
at the Fair Grounds and Slightly damaged
| it.
DR.. f. w. Traphagen and family and
Mr.. Lacy Gibson. left on Monday to camp
out for week or two on the Kennedy
property. near Stuart's Draft. They, viii
have the advantages there of splendid
water, both for drinking and bathing
plenty of mountain trout, an abundance Ct
whortIeberries. and cool. refreshing noun
tain air.
Mr.. A. II. CoWan died suddenly
heart disease. in Farmville, Va. on th,
10th, aged IS years. He was native O
Staunton, and learned the printing bust
ness in the Spectator office, under the lat
o Gen. Kenton Harper. He was never edi
. torially connected with the press OF thi
place. He edited the Scottsville Courier a
q one time, and established and conducted
for number of years the Farmyille Jou,
o nal He had served the people Of tina
place, as mayor, and in other responsible
positions. He was genial gentleman.
good writer and an honorable man. Fl
D | was a brother Of Robert and Andrey
Il Cowan, of this place, both now dead.
t The Shenandoah Assembly, under tn
e auspices Of the u. y. Church. will opel
it's 5th annual session in the grove at Mt
Jackson, on the 9th Of August and clos
on the 10Th. Among the lecturers presen
| will be DIR. Landes. of Dayton, Ohio, All
DR.. Etter, of Lebanon. Pa, besides other
of national reputation. The musical dc
Il partment will be under the supervision 0
+ Prof. E. S. Lorenz, la Dayton, Ohio
| Rev. J. D. Donavan will have charge o
the eyangelistic work. One day Of tn
session will be devoted to temperance. I'm
der the direction Of Rev. 4. P. Funk
{ / houser, editor of the 9tete Republican
d Harrisonburg. Excursions will be run b.
the B. & Q. &. r., during the term.